The Bronx in 1960

Freedomland U.S.A.

Primary-Source Documents:
FreedomlandAsksCourtHelp16Sept1964.pdf
FreedomlandInTheBronx12June1960.pdf
FreedomlandLiensFor140000Filed5Oct1960.pdf
FReedomlandParkSlatesRefinancing24May1961.pdf
FreedomlandSpotlightsFreeEnterpriseRole19June1960.pdf
HugePlayProjectPlannedInBronx1May1959.pdf
BigExhibitParkPlannedInBronx26May1959.pdf
BulldozerFrolicBallyhoosPark27August1959.pdf
FreedomlandJamIsEasedOnSecondDay21June1960.pdf
FireAtFreedomland24March1960.pdf
AnimatedHistoryInEastBronxsFreedomland29April1960.pdf
USBuiltIn300Days19June1960.pdf
TodayTheGatesToTheWorldsLargestShowplaceSwingOpen19June1960.pdf
AutosJamRoadsToFreedomland20June1960.pdf
PlannersAcceptBronxCoopCity13May1965.pdf
3HeldAsOutboardBuccaneers12September1960.pdf
10OnStagecoachInjuredInBronx25June1960.pdf
LienOnFreedomland11Nov1960.pdf
NewIndustryInTheBronxFreedomlandUSA.pdf

Secondary-Source Documents:
FreedomlandFromTheNorthernBorough.docx

Videos:
Freedomland Promotional Film
Freedomland Home Movie 1964
Freedomland Modica Film
Freedomland Bronx Magazine January 2007
[[#mce_temp_url#|Freedomland Beauty Pageant]]

The Bruckner Expressway

Primary-Source Documents:
BronxDetoursSlated24January1958.pdf
PlanApprovedForBronxRoad4October1956.pdf *
ANeededArtery8October1956.pdf
BronxForeseenAsNewCityHun25January1959.pdf
BrucknerExpressway1September1960.pdf
ElevatedRoadToOpenInBronx18October1962pdf.pdf
StateToSpeedBuildingOf2HighwaysInBronx24August1960.pdf
BronxRoadGoingToNowhereTill6312August1960.pdf


Secondary-Source Documents:
Eminent Dominion Rethinking The Legacy of Robert Moses
Bruckner Expressway Historic Overview
HighwaysThroughTheBronxFromTheNorthernBorough.docx

Video:
Jane Jacobs on Cities and the Economy


The 1960 New York Yankees Season

Primary-Source Documents:
FordAndMantleWorryManager7March1960.pdf
PunchingTacticsDeviedByMantle1June1960.pdf
SuitThreatenedOnNewStadium29April1960.pdf
OtherCityParksOftenLoseMoney28April1960.pdf
FlushingStadiumApprovedByCity28April1960.pdf
WagnerPledgesQueensStadiumWillBeErected13April1960.pdf
YanksPhoneAnOfferToMantle28February1960.pdf
TurleyOfYanksAcceptsPayCut2February1960.pdf
YankeesBidCityBuyStadium10February1960.pdf
YankeesPiratesClinchPenant26September1960.pdf
YanksWinThirdGame10To09October1960.pdf
YanksTieSeriesByWinning12To013October1960.pdf
YanksCrushPirates16to37October1960.pdf
WelcomeMatIsOutForStengelAsAsGeneralManager29September1960.pdf
SyengelAgainHintsHellRetire13October1960.pdf
PiratesNoMatchInTheNumberOfDistanceHitters4October1960.pdf
PiratesDefeatYankees5To2AndLeadSeries11October1960.pdf
OddsNowFavorYankees7October1960.pdf
LoopAffiliationRemainsInDoubt19July1960.pdf
GinalApprovalNearOnStadium18October1960.pdf
FnasNonchalantAboutNewTeam18October1960.pdf
ElatedStengelPraisesTeam26September1960.pdf
DoorIsLeftOpenForAFutureBid22July1960.pdf
BombersKeptBusyDenyingWeissIsOnHisWayOut29September1960.pdf
BlamedForCollapseIn1959MazeroskiBecomesBucsHero14October1960.pdf
BaseballExpands4August1960.pdf
AmericanLeagueVotesToAddTwoTeamsNoLaterThan196231August1960.pdf
AmericanLeagueReadyToExpand13October1960.pdf
StengelRefusesToLookAt60CrystalBall28January1960.pdf
MantleRejectsPact21January1960.pdf
MantleIsAdamant6March1960.pdf
BerraSigns4YankeesContracts29January1960.pdf
MantleHurtsJawInRunningBattleWithMobOfFans31May1960.pdf
MantleAndFansAtPeaceAgain4June1960.pdf